Turkish order of precedence
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The following is the list of Turkish order of precedence
approved by the President of Turkey and administered by the Directorate of Protocols of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, incorporating the latest corrections on 8 May 2008. This is a hierarchy of officials in the Turkish Republic
used to direct protocol for domestic ceremonies, hence it does not involve any foreign dignitaries. It also does not contain the President of Turkey
, since he is the head of the state and assumed to be at the top of the list naturally.
Order of precedence
An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of items. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments...
approved by the President of Turkey and administered by the Directorate of Protocols of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, incorporating the latest corrections on 8 May 2008. This is a hierarchy of officials in the Turkish Republic
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
used to direct protocol for domestic ceremonies, hence it does not involve any foreign dignitaries. It also does not contain the President of Turkey
President of Turkey
The President of Turkey is the head of state of the Republic of Turkey. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office but has some important functions...
, since he is the head of the state and assumed to be at the top of the list naturally.
- The Chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (Cemil ÇiçekCemil ÇiçekCemil Çiçek is a Turkish politician who is the current Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey since July 4, 2011. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and Justice and Development Party Member of Parliament from Ankara. He was formerly Minister of Justice and government spokesman.-Early...
) - The Prime Minister of TurkeyPrime Minister of TurkeyThe Prime Minister of the Turkey is the head of government in Turkish politics. The prime minister is the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament and the leader of the cabinet....
(Recep Tayyip ErdoğanRecep Tayyip ErdoganRecep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...
) - The Chief of the Turkish General StaffChief of the Turkish General StaffThe General Staff of the Republic of Turkey presides over the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey, comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force...
(Işık KoşanerIsik KosanerSebahattin Işık Koşaner is a Turkish former military general who served as the 27th Chief of the General Staff from 2010 to 2011.-Biography:...
) - The leader of the major opposition party (Kemal KılıçdaroğluKemal KiliçdarogluKemal Kılıçdaroğlu is a Turkish social democrat politician. He is currently leader of the Republican People's Party and Leader of the Main Opposition in Turkey. He has been the Member of Parliament for İstanbul since 2002....
) - Former Presidents of Turkey, in order of appointment (Kenan EvrenKenan EvrenAhmet Kenan Evren was the seventh President of Turkey; a post he assumed by leading the 1980 military coup. He was also the last president to be born in the Ottoman Empire.- Biography :...
, Süleyman DemirelSüleyman DemirelSami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel , is a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister seven times and was the ninth President of Turkey.-Life:Demirel was born in İslamköy, a town in Isparta Province...
, Ahmet Necdet SezerAhmet Necdet Sezer- External links :* , Presidency of the Republic of Turkey...
) - The President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey (Haşim KılıçHasim KiliçHaşim Kılıç is a high-ranked judge and the President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey since October 22, 2007.-Biography:Kılıç was born in Hacı Hasanlı village of Çiçekdağı district of the Kırşehir Province in Turkey. In 1968 he attended Eskişehir Academy of Economics and Commerce and...
) - First President of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey (Nazım Kaynak)
- The Chief Justice of the Turkish Council of StateTurkish Council of StateThe Turkish Council of State is the highest administrative court in the Republic of Turkey and is based in Ankara. Its role and tasks are prescribed by the Constitution of Turkey within the articles on the supreme courts....
(Hüseyin Karakullukçu) - Ministers of the Government
- Chiefs of the Turkish Armed ForcesTurkish Armed ForcesThe Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy , and the Air Force...
- Four star Generals and Admirals
- The President of the Turkish Higher Education Institution (Yusuf Ziya Özcan)
- Deputy Chairmans of the Parliament
- Leaders of the political parties that have groups in the Parliament
- Secretary Members and Administrative Members of the Parliament
- Leaders of the political parties that are represented in the Parliament
- Chairmans and Deputy Chairmans of the political party groups in the Parliament
- Deputy Chairmans of the political parties that have groups in the Parliament
- General Secretaries of the political parties that have groups in the Parliament
- Members of the Parliament
- The President of the Audit Court of Turkey
- The Chief Prosecutor of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey (Abdurrahman YalçınkayaAbdurrahman YalçinkayaAbdurrahman Yalçınkaya was a high ranked Turkish judge and currently the Chief Public Prosecutor of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey.-Justice and Development Party closure case:...
), The Chairman of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations - The Chief Prosecutor of the Turkish Council of StateTurkish Council of StateThe Turkish Council of State is the highest administrative court in the Republic of Turkey and is based in Ankara. Its role and tasks are prescribed by the Constitution of Turkey within the articles on the supreme courts....
(Tansel Çölaşan) - The Vice President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey (Osman Alifeyyaz Paksüt)
- Chairman of the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes
- Justices of the Constitutional Court of Turkey
- First Deputy Chairmans of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
- First Deputy Chairmans of the Turkish Council of StateTurkish Council of StateThe Turkish Council of State is the highest administrative court in the Republic of Turkey and is based in Ankara. Its role and tasks are prescribed by the Constitution of Turkey within the articles on the supreme courts....
- The Deputy Chairman of the High Council of the Justice and Prosecutors
- The Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
- The President of the High Commission for Elections
- The President of the High Council of Arbitrators
- The General Secretary of the Office of the President
- The General Secretary of the Parliament
- The Undersecretary of the Office of the Prime Minister
- The President of the State Inspection Council
- The Governor of Ankara
- Members of the Higher Education Council
- Rectors of universities in Ankara
- The Commander of the Ankara garrison
- The Mayor of the Greater Ankara Municipality
- Three star Generals and Admirals
- The General Secretary of the National Security Council, The Undersecretaries of Ministries, The General Secretary of the EU Affairs, Undersecretaries under the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministries, The Director General of Internal Security
- The Chairman of High Institute of Atatürk Culture, Language and History
- The Chairman of the Senior Council of Radio and Television
- The President of the Turkish Academy of Sciences
- The Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey (Durmuş YılmazDurmus YilmazDurmuş Yılmaz is a Turkish economist and was the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey between 2006 and 2011.-Biography:...
) - The Chairman of the Competition Authority
- The Chairman of the Privatization Administration of the Prime Minister's Office
- The Chairman of the Board of Financial Markets
- The Chairman of Religious Affairs
- Deputy General Secretaries of the Presidency
- Deputy General Secretaries of the Parliament
- The Chairman of the High Inspection Council
- Two star Generals and Admirals
- Deputy Undersecretaries of the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministries
- Chairmans and Members of the Chambers of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
- Chairmans and Members of the Chambers of the Turkish Council of StateTurkish Council of StateThe Turkish Council of State is the highest administrative court in the Republic of Turkey and is based in Ankara. Its role and tasks are prescribed by the Constitution of Turkey within the articles on the supreme courts....
- Chairmans and Members of the Chambers of the Audit Court of Turkey
- The Chairman of the State Personnel Authority
- The Chairman of the Atomic Energy Authority
- The Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey
- Deputy Rectors of the universities in Ankara
- Members of the High Commission for Elections
- Turkish Ambassadors on duty in Ankara
- Governors on duty in Ankara
- Members of the State Inspection Council
- One star Generals and Admirals
- Members of the High Inspection Council
- The General Secretary of the Higher Education Council
- The Chairman of the Turkish Statistical Institute
- The Director General of Press and Information
- The Director General of Anatolian Agency
- The Director General of Turkish Radio Television Corporation
- The Director General of the State Meteorological Affairs
- The Director General of Charitable Trusts
- The Director General of Land Deeds and Cadastral Surveys
- The Director General of the Institute of Public Administration in Turkey and the Middle East
- Directors General of the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministries
- Deans and Deputy Deans of the faculties in Ankara
- Chairmen of Professional Associations in Ankara that are considered as public authorities
- Chairmen of Civil and Military Associations